The Satomi Satake family watched with cold eyes and stopped cooperating with the Uesugi family to divert the attention of the Hojo family. The Kanto samurai family, who had been secretly instigated by Hojo Ujiyasu, also jumped out one by one.
Sano Masatsuna, who was dissatisfied because Sano Castle was taken away, was the first to rebel. Mouri Kagehiro of Umabashi Castle had long been in secret with the Hojo family, and now he simply rebelled.
Sano Territory is the gateway to Shimono Kingdom, and Umebashi Castle is the key to Ueno Kingdom. When these two rebelled, they instantly disrupted Uesugi Teruatora's logistical supplies.
Something happened to the supply line, and the morale of the army was unstable. Terutora Uesugi had no choice but to seize the time and attack. As a result, he suffered a heavy setback under Usui Castle.
The Kanhachishu samurai family under Teru Uesugi dispersed in a flurry, and Uesugi's army was overwhelmed and defeated. Irobe Katsunaga died on the battlefield after cutting off the army, and Uesugi's army was about to suffer heavy losses.
Shima Katsuo, who occupied Oku's territory, persuaded Okuma Asahide, Honjo Shigenaga and other Kanto samurai who were dissatisfied with Uesugi Teruhora to join forces with Sanada Nobushige, Kaji Keizuna and others to go south.
The Kanto Shibo troops went south in large numbers to support, frightening the wallflowers who were ready to beat up the lost dog.
Sano Masatsuna and Mouri Kagehiro saw that they could not form a spark to start a prairie fire, so they quickly retreated to their territory and strictly guarded the door.
With the support of Shima Katsuo, Uesugi Teruhora finally preserved the vitality of Uesugi's military force, returned north safely, and retreated to Ueno.
However, the undefeated image that Terutora Uesugi had worked so hard to cultivate collapsed with her defeat of Usui Castle, and the situation in Kanto quickly deteriorated.
The samurai who were originally swinging between the Uesugi and Hojo families began to side with the Hojo family again.
Yasushi Ota of Edo Castle was forgiven by Ujiyasu Hojo and returned to the Hojo family.
Oishi Sadahisa, the lord of Takiyama Castle, who was considered a thorn in Hojo Ujiyasu's side because of his active support for Uesugi Teruhora, was forced to abdicate and commit seppuku, removing the thorn in the side of the Echigo Allied Forces' direct invasion of Sagami Country.
Narita Choyasu, the lord of Ninja Castle who had been humiliated by Uesugi Teruhora, took advantage of the situation to become independent and no longer accepted the jurisdiction of the Uesugi family, causing commotion among the surrounding samurai families.
Nagano Yasumasa of Nishi Ueno is old and frail, and is worried about inheriting the family business. He is called an ally of Uesugi, but he always remains neutral and has both sides.
Yoshigan and Uesugi Teruhora teamed up to go south, and almost all the territory they had conquered in the first Kanto strategy was lost. The only territory Uesugi Teruhora could actually control was the Numata Territory.
If it weren't for Shima Katsuhide, leader of Ogo, Sanada Nobushige of Azuma County, and Nagao Nobunaga, who was in charge of Ashikaga Castle and Tatebayashi Castle, firmly standing on the side of Echigo, Uesugi Teruhora would have been completely defeated.
Ashikaga Yoshiji and Kada Harisuke of the Furukawa Territory had an ambiguous attitude, and Hojo Ujiyasu publicly expressed his respect for Ashikaga Yoshiji, the Kanto general, and the two sides had a political tendency to have sexual relations again.
The land of Kanto is in turmoil, and the new Kanto system just established by Yoshihiro Shiba and Teruhora Uesugi is showing signs of collapse.
Shima Katsuo's prestige was not enough to control the Shiba forces in Kanto, and Uesugi Terutora was decadent due to the defeat, and Echigo gradually became chaotic.
The anxious Shima Shengmeng could only speed up the dispatch and inform Shiba Yiyin. In her opinion, the battle of Shangluo had been successful. She also asked the lord to return to Kanto quickly and take charge of the overall situation.
After reading the letter, Shiba Yiyin felt a sense of depression in his chest and couldn't help shouting.
"Uesugi mistaken me! Uesugi mistaken me!"
He is in a dilemma in Kyoto. The Kanto foundation used to deter Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga has changed again. What should he do?
He lost all his bargaining chips and was unable to integrate the yoshi banks of various shogunate families. He only had a territory of 200,000 koku in the near future. How could he fight against Oda Nobunaga?
In addition, the Kanto incident was urgent, and the chain reaction of defeat was intensifying. The originally unstable Echigo duopolitan government was showing signs of collapse.
Yoshihiro must return to Kanto as soon as possible to re-stabilize the Echigo duopoly and save the new Kanto system that he and Uesugi Teruhora worked hard to establish.
He couldn't watch Teruhora Uesugi's demise, with the Sword of Damocles, the system mission, hanging above his head.
There is no time limit for system tasks. Even if he cannot complete the task, he cannot let the task fail and make himself an ugly person.
Thousands of thoughts came to mind, and Yiyin almost vomited blood.
Why did Uesugi Teruhora insist on going his own way and advance the Kanto strategy alone? Yoshigan already had a glimmer of understanding in his heart, I am really a disaster!
For the first time, Yiyin felt that he hated his own charm. Being too handsome could really cause bad things!
Yoshigan knew that Terutora Uesugi wanted to get married to her, but she could never gain the upper hand in the cooperation between the two parties.
Faced with Yoshihiro's reluctance, Uesugi Teruhora did not have the confidence to forcefully push Uesugi Shiba to merge. Yoshihiro was not in Kanto, so it was her chance to grow bigger on her own and force Yoshihiro to compromise and merge.
Teruhora Uesugi had calculated it from the beginning, taking advantage of Yoshigan's departure to launch a new round of Kanto strategy.
Yoshigan was blinded by her vowed words, and did not notice the true desire in Uesugi Terutora's heart.
Now that things have happened, it's too late to regret.
Uesugi Teruhora was defeated, and Hojo Ujiyasu once again gained the upper hand. The Hojo family would not miss this opportunity, and would definitely launch a new counterattack during the slack time after the autumn harvest.
Yoshigan must return to Kanto before the autumn harvest in order to stabilize Echigo's turbulent interior and once again concentrate his strength to suppress the Hojo family.
He doesn't have much time left, summer is about to begin. And here in Kyoto, it's still a mess.
Thinking of the nonsense he had just said in front of Oda Nobunaga and his complete break with her, Yoshigan wanted to cry.
When Oda Nobunaga started talking about conquest, all he could think about was 9one8 and Nanjing. When his mind got hot, he would curse first and then talk about it. It doesn't matter whether the body is from an island country or not, the spirit is from the Celestial Empire.
At this point, even if he wanted to make peace with Oda Nobunaga, he couldn't do it.
With Oda Nobunaga's temperament, even if he takes off his clothes and sleeps with her now, it will only make her humiliate and suppress him even more. If he cannot be a partner, he can only be a slave in the future.
Yoshigan does not really want to cooperate with Oda Nobunaga, but just wants to temporarily stabilize the relationship and escape to Kanto. Oda Nobunaga is not a fool. Yoshigan is arrogant in front and respectful in the back, so she will definitely notice something is wrong.
The great changes in the Kanto region cannot be concealed for long. When Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga get the information about the Kanto region, that's when they will really act ruthlessly.
Yiyin's teeth ached and his brows furrowed from thinking about it, but there was nothing he could do.
He glanced at the embarrassed Fujibayashi Muku in front of him, not wanting to embarrass this poor man who had just lost his sister, and sighed.
"You go down."
Fujibayashi hurriedly bowed and left, leaving Yoshigin alone in the room.
Do you want to ask Mitsuhide Akechi? This idea came to Yoshigami's mind.
He shook his head, getting rid of this strange thought.
I wonder if it is because he has been too close to Akechi Mitsuhide since he came back. Whenever he encounters difficulties, he can't help but think of this poisonous man who is full of scheming.
Yoshigan has been suppressing this idea because Mitsuhide Akechi is the real murderer of Ashikaga Yoshiteru! Yoshigan has severed ties with her and will never use her again!
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Oda Nobunaga invited Yoshigan Shiba to visit Tofukuji Temple, which frightened Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Nijo Imperial Palace.
Seeing that the Shiba and Oda families were moving towards unity, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. Yoshihiro Shiba quickly left Tofukuji Temple, and Oda Nobunaga immediately applied to join the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was overjoyed and summoned Ise Sadakai to accompany him, and met Oda Nobunaga who asked to come in. The two sides made a false show of affection and talked nonsense about not seeing each other for a long time and that they were in good health.
Oda Nobunaga changed the subject and said.
"Master Gongfang is honored with a great treasure, and is respected in the south. The shogunate is stable, and the world is peaceful. This is really a blessing for the military family.
The Oda family has the honor to participate in Shangluo and serve you as the emperor. It is a great honor."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki smiled.
"It's all thanks to the kindness of the Great Imperial Palace. You and other loyal people will use your lives."
No matter what Ashikaga Yoshiaki thinks in his heart, at this moment, her sword-controlling gold seal comes from Shiba Yoshigan wearing it for her, and she can only admit that Shiba Yoshigan has been kind to her.
She mentioned Shiba Yoshigan here, which meant to test the inside story of Shiba Oda's meeting at Tofukuji Temple. Ashikaga Yoshiaki couldn't help but wonder, did the two of them break up so quickly? God is so favoring him?
Oda Nobunaga was very aware of her little thoughts, bowed and smiled.
"The Odaisho is a noble man with a strategic mind. How can I, a utilitarian member of a small feudal clan in the Oda region, be compared with the Odaisho?"
Mr. Gongfang is so complimentary."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Ise Sakyo exchanged a look and couldn't help but be ecstatic. The talk between Shiba Yoshigan and Oda Nobunaga really broke down!
Yoshigan Shiba was too arrogant. He had clearly noticed that the shogunate had bad intentions toward him, but he still refused to lower his arrogant head and make friends with Oda Nobunaga. He was really stupid.
Ise Sadakyo came out and bowed and said.
"Sir Gongfang, Your Highness Oda has been busy traveling to Luo for you, and his hard work has yielded great results.
The Odaisuo has shown great kindness to the shogunate, and you should bear it in your heart. But you cannot favor one over the other, or belittle the meritorious ministers."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Ise Sakyo didn't know that Yoshigan Shiba and Oda had completely broken off.
They only thought that Oda Nobunaga came to Nijo Imperial Palace to see him because they had not reached an agreement. On the one hand, he was bargaining, and on the other hand, he was putting pressure on Yoshihiro Shiba.
Ise Sakyo stood up very simply, seemingly apologizing for Oda Nobunaga, but in fact he asked Ashikaga Yoshiaki to weigh it carefully and offer a high price to Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Ise Sadakyo and couldn't help but feel disgusted in her heart. She had found out very clearly that the rumors in the castle town came from Ise Sadakyo.
But at this time, she was unwilling to reveal the truth about her breakup with Yoshihiro Shiba. If the shogunate misunderstood, it would give her a little more benefit, so why not do it?
Ashikaga Yoshiaki understood what Ise Sakyo meant and nodded.
"I have always kept His Majesty Oda's contribution in mind. I just don't know what kind of reward can be worthy of the great contribution of the Oda family?"
Ise Sakyo smiled.
"I have some ideas."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga looked at the old fox of the shogunate together to see what conditions she was prepared to offer to the shogunate.
Ise Sakyo said.
"I have the honor to say frankly that the shogunate has declined in recent years, and its appeal to the martial arts in the world has become weaker and weaker.
After much thought, I realized that this was because the three commanders were in decline and were unable to assist the general and the shogunate.
Now, His Highness Oda has unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, and his family is magnificent. I sincerely ask the general to make an exception and promote you, and introduce loyal ministers and righteous people to the shogunate to assist you in managing the shogunate."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face was stunned, and Oda Nobunaga's heart moved, this condition is unusual.
Since the establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, most political struggles have centered around the Ashikaga shoguns and the three leaders. Only the Yamano family in the Sixth Hall of the Western Kingdom made an exception, and it was short-lived.
Everything has two sides, good and bad.
The three leaders, Hosokawa, Shiba, and Hatakeyama, are all high-ranking nobles second only to the Ashikaga family, and are powerful.
On the one hand, they competed with the Ashikaga Shogun for the leadership of the shogunate. On the other hand, they also helped the shogunate maintain its dignity, so that the martial arts in the world did not dare to underestimate the strength of the shogunate.
However, as the three leading clans declined one after another, the shogunate's strength gradually became unable to suppress all the vassals in the world.
Even in the end, the nearby places that were considered forbidden by the shogunate became the battlefield for the two powerful feudal lords, Miyoshi Nagakei and Rokkaku Sadayori.
Oda Nobunaga has two million koku and is entrenched on the side of Kyoto. No matter how Ise Sakyo views it, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is no match for Oda Nobunaga.
Since you can't defeat him, it's better to invite Oda Nobunaga to join. Give her the power to take charge of the shogunate, analogous to the functions of the three chiefs, and assist Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki's power was restricted, from the perspective of the entire shogunate, this deal was not a loss.
This principle is the same as when Miyoshi Changqing came to Luo, the ministers waited and watched, unwilling to fully cooperate with Ashikaga Yoshiteru to stop Miyoshi Changqing.
The Oda family is powerful, and with Oda Nobunaga here, the influence of the shogunate will be much greater than it is now, and they and other ministers can also have a stable life.
After weighing the pros and cons, cooperation between the two parties is also a win-win situation for Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was somewhat dissatisfied with his power being encroached upon by Oda Nobunaga, and Oda Nobunaga might not be willing to succumb to this incompetent general.
But both sides were silent at this time, both of them acquiescing to Ise Sadakyo's proposal. Because they had a common trouble, Shiba Yoshigan.
Although there will definitely be frictions and conflicts between the two parties in the future. But now, it is not unacceptable to work together to deal with the Sibo Yiyin.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki frowned.
"The Oda family's family style seems a bit..."
She didn't say lowly, but that's what she meant. As someone with a family background, what she cared about the most was order.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Ashikaga Yoshiaki seemingly inadvertently, recalling the unpleasantness at the succession ceremony, and sneered in his heart.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki discusses politics based on his family background. He is really a stupid guy.
Ise Sakyo also cursed in his heart, Oda Nobunaga is here, Ashikaga Yoshiaki doesn't know how to cover it up? What's the difference between this and pointing at the nose and calling a bitch? Silly b!
If he hadn't been desperate, Ise Sakyo would really not want to be associated with a fool like Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
But at this time, she had to be patient and speak her mind.
"The Oda family is the head of the Shiba family. His Highness Oda can definitely serve the shogunate as the acting official in charge."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded, and a trace of amusement flashed in Oda Nobunaga's eyes. The method of Ise Sakyo was a typical shogunate's style.
She follows rules and knows how to adapt. She is worthy of being an old bureaucrat who has been immersed in shogunate politics for decades. She is proficient in following procedures and can always justify herself.